English Dictionary: Dipsosaurus | by the DICT Development Group |
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d8Abaciscus \[d8]Ab`a*cis"cus\ ([acr]b`[adot]*s[icr]s"k[ucr]s), n. [Gr. 'abaki`skos, dim of 'a`bax. See {Abacus}.] (Arch.) One of the tiles or squares of a tessellated pavement; an abaculus. | |
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d8Abassi \[d8]A*bas"si\ ([adot]*b[acr]s"s[icr]), d8Abassis \[d8]A*bas"sis\ ([adot]*b[acr]s"s[icr]s), n. [Ar. & Per. ab[be]s[c6], belonging to Abas (a king of Persia).] A silver coin of Persia, worth about twenty cents. | |
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d8Absque hoc \[d8]Abs"que hoc\ [L., without this.] (Law) The technical words of denial used in traversing what has been alleged, and is repeated. | |
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d8Aphesis \[d8]Aph"e*sis\, n. [Gr. [?] a letting go; [?] + [?] to let go.] The loss of a short unaccented vowel at the beginning of a word; -- the result of a phonetic process; as, squire for esquire. --New Eng. Dict. | |
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d8Apices \[d8]Ap"i*ces\, n. pl. See {Apex}. | |
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d8Apsis \[d8]Ap"sis\ ([acr]p"s[icr]s), n.; pl. {Apsides} ([acr]p"s[icr]*d[emac]z). See {Apse}. [L. apsis, absis, Gr. "apsi`s, "apsi^dos, a tying, fastening, the hoop of a wheel, the wheel, a bow, arch, vault, fr. "a`ptein to fasten.] 1. (Astron.) One of the two points of an orbit, as of a planet or satellite, which are at the greatest and least distance from the central body, corresponding to the aphelion and perihelion of a planet, or to the apogee and perigee of the moon. The more distant is called the higher apsis; the other, the lower apsis; and the line joining them, the line of apsides. 2. (Math.) In a curve referred to polar co[94]rdinates, any point for which the radius vector is a maximum or minimum. 3. (Arch.) Same as {Apse}. | |
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d8Bacchius \[d8]Bac*chi"us\, n.; pl. {Bacchii}. [L. Bacchius pes, Gr. [?] (sc. [?] foot).] (Pros.) A metrical foot composed of a short syllable and two long ones; according to some, two long and a short. | |
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d8Backsheesh \[d8]Back"sheesh`\, d8Backshish \[d8]Back"shish`\, n. [Pers. bakhsh[c6]sh, fr. bakhsh[c6]dan to give.] In Egypt and the Turkish empire, a gratuity; a [bd]tip[b8]. | |
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d8Backsheesh \[d8]Back"sheesh`\, d8Backshish \[d8]Back"shish`\, n. [Pers. bakhsh[c6]sh, fr. bakhsh[c6]dan to give.] In Egypt and the Turkish empire, a gratuity; a [bd]tip[b8]. | |
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d8Bagasse \[d8]Ba*gasse"\, n. [F.] Sugar cane, as it comes crushed from the mill. It is then dried and used as fuel. Also extended to the refuse of beetroot sugar. | |
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d8Bajocco \[d8]Ba*joc"co\, n. [It., fr. bajo brown, bay, from its color.] A small copper coin formerly current in the Roman States, worth about a cent and a half. | |
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d8Baksheesh \[d8]Bak"sheesh`\, Bakshish \Bak"shish`\, n. Same as {Backsheesh}. | |
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d8Basigynium \[d8]Ba`si*gyn"i*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] base + [?] woman.] (Bot.) The pedicel on which the ovary of certain flowers, as the passion flower, is seated; a carpophore or thecaphore. | |
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d8Basso \[d8]Bas"so\, n. [It., fr. LL. bassus. See {Base}, a.] (Mus.) (a) The bass or lowest part; as, to sing basso. (b) One who sings the lowest part. (c) The double bass, or {contrabasso}. {[d8]Basso continuo}. [It., bass continued.] (Mus.) A bass part written out continuously, while the other parts of the harmony are indicated by figures attached to the bass; continued bass. | |
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d8Bejuco \[d8]Be*ju"co\, n. [Sp., a reed or woody vine.] Any climbing woody vine of the tropics with the habit of a liane; in the Philippines, esp. any of various species of {Calamus}, the cane or rattan palm. | |
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d8Bosjesman \[d8]Bos"jes*man\, n.; pl. {Bosjesmans}. [D. boschjesman.] See {Bushman}. | |
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d8Bouch82es \[d8]Bou`ch[82]es"\, n. pl. [F., morsels, mouthfuls, fr. bouche mouth.] (Cookery) Small patties. | |
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d8Bukshish \[d8]Buk"shish\, n. See {Backsheesh}. | |
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d8Byssus \[d8]Bys"sus\, n.; pl. E. {Byssuses}; L. {Byssi}.[L. byssus fine flax, fine linen or cotton, Gr. by`ssos .] 1. A cloth of exceedingly fine texture, used by the ancients. It is disputed whether it was of cotton, linen, or silk. [Written also {byss} and {byssin}.] 2. (Zo[94]l.) A tuft of long, tough filaments which are formed in a groove of the foot, and issue from between the valves of certain bivalve mollusks, as the {Pinna} and {Mytilus}, by which they attach themselves to rocks, etc. 3. (Bot.) An obsolete name for certain fungi composed of slender threads. 4. Asbestus. | |
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d8Dipsosis \[d8]Dip*so"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] thirst.] (Med.) Excessive thirst produced by disease. | |
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d8Effigies \[d8]Ef*fig"i*es\, n. [L.] See {Effigy}. --Dryden. | |
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d8Epexegesis \[d8]Ep*ex`e*ge"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] detailed narrative, fr. [?] to recount in detail; 'epi` + [?] to lead, point out. See {Exegesis}.] A full or additional explanation; exegesis. | |
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d8Epizeuxis \[d8]Ep`i*zeux"is\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?] a fastening together, repetition, fr. [?] to fasten to or upon; 'epi` upon + [?] to join, yoke.] (Rhet.) A figure by which a word is repeated with vehemence or emphasis, as in the following lines: Alone, alone, all all alone, Alone on a wide wide sea. --Coleridge. | |
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d8F91ces \[d8]F[91]"ces\, n.pl. [L. faex, pl. faeces, dregs.] Excrement; ordure; also, settlings; sediment after infusion or distillation. [Written also {feces}.] | |
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d8Facies \[d8]Fa"ci*es\, n. [L., from, face. See {Face}.] 1. The anterior part of the head; the face. 2. (Biol.) The general aspect or habit of a species, or group of species, esp. with reference to its adaptation to its environment. 3. (Zo[94]l.) The face of a bird, or the front of the head, excluding the bill. {Facies Hippocratica}. (Med.) See {Hippocratic}. | |
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d8Fasces \[d8]Fas"ces\, n. pl. [L., pl. of fascis bundle; cf. fascia a band, and Gr. fa`kelos a bundle.], (Rom. Antiq.) A bundle of rods, having among them an ax with the blade projecting, borne before the Roman magistrates as a badge of their authority. | |
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d8Fasciculus \[d8]Fas*cic"u*lus\, n.; pl. {Fasciculi}. [L. See {Fascicle}.] 1. A little bundle; a fascicle. 2. A division of a book. | |
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d8Fauces \[d8]Fau"ces\, n.pl. [L.] 1. (Anat.) The narrow passage from the mouth to the pharynx, situated between the soft palate and the base of the tongue; -- called also the {isthmus of the fauces}. On either side of the passage two membranous folds, called the pillars of the fauces, inclose the tonsils. 2. (Bot.) The throat of a calyx, corolla, etc. 3. (Zo[94]l.) That portion of the interior of a spiral shell which can be seen by looking into the aperture. | |
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d8Ficus \[d8]Fi"cus\, n. [L., a fig.] A genus of trees or shrubs, one species of which ({F. Carica}) produces the figs of commerce; the fig tree. Note: {Ficus Indica} is the banyan tree; {F. religiosa}, the peepul tree; {F. elastica}, the India-rubber tree. | |
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d8Fougade \[d8]Fou`gade"\, d8Fougasse \[d8]Fou`gasse"\, n. (Mil.) A small mine, in the form of a well sunk from the surface of the ground, charged with explosive and projectiles. It is made in a position likely to be occupied by the enemy. | |
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d8Fuchs \[d8]Fuchs\, n. [G., prop., a fox.] (German Univ.) A student of the first year. | |
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d8Hypogastrium \[d8]Hyp`o*gas"tri*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?]; [?] under + [?] belly.] (Anat.) The lower part of the abdomen. | |
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d8Ophiuchus \[d8]O`phi*u"chus\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?], lit., holding a serpent; 'o`fis a serpent + [?] to hold.] (Astron.) A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere, delineated as a man holding a serpent in his hands; -- called also {Serpentarius}. | |
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d8Ovococcus \[d8]O`vo*coc"cus\, n.; pl. {Ovococci}. [Ovum + Gr. [?] grain, seed.] (Biol.) A germinal vesicle. | |
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d8Pachacamac \[d8]Pa`cha*ca*mac"\, n. A divinity worshiped by the ancient Peruvians as the creator of the universe. | |
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d8Pachak \[d8]Pa*chak"\, n. (Bot.) The fragrant roots of the {Saussurea Costus}, exported from India to China, and used for burning as incense. It is supposed to be the costus of the ancients. [Written also {putchuck}.] | |
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d8Pachisi \[d8]Pa*chi"si\, Parchesi \Par*che"si\, n. [Hind., fr. pachis twenty-five, the highest throw in the game.] A game, somewhat resembling backgammon, originating in India. | |
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d8Passacaglia \[d8]Pas`sa*ca*glia\, d8Passacaglio \[d8]Pas`sa*ca*glio\, n. [Sp. pasacalle a certain tune on the guitar, prop., a tune played in passing through the streets.] (Mus.) An old Italian or Spanish dance tune, in slow three-four measure, with divisions on a ground bass, resembling a chaconne. | |
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d8Passacaglia \[d8]Pas`sa*ca*glia\, d8Passacaglio \[d8]Pas`sa*ca*glio\, n. [Sp. pasacalle a certain tune on the guitar, prop., a tune played in passing through the streets.] (Mus.) An old Italian or Spanish dance tune, in slow three-four measure, with divisions on a ground bass, resembling a chaconne. | |
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d8Passus \[d8]Pas"sus\, n.; pl. L. {Passus}, E. {Passuses}. [L., a step, a pace. See {Pace}.] A division or part; a canto; as, the passus of Piers Plowman. See 2d {Fit}. | |
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d8Peziza \[d8]Pe*zi"za\, n. [NL., corrupt. from L. pezica a sessile mushroom, fr. Gr. [?], fr. [?], [?], a foot.] (Bot.) A genus of fungi embracing a great number of species, some of which are remarkable for their regular cuplike form and deep colors. | |
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d8Phasis \[d8]Pha"sis\, n.; pl. {Phases}. [NL.] See {Phase}. --Creech. | |
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d8Physoclisti \[d8]Phys`o*clis"ti\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] a bellows + [?] to close.] (Zo[94]l.) An order of teleost in which the air bladder has no opening. | |
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d8Physostomi \[d8]Phy*sos"to*mi\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] a bellows + [?] mouth.] (Zo[94]l.) An order of fishes in which the air bladder is provided with a duct, and the ventral fins, when present, are abdominal. It includes the salmons, herrings, carps, catfishes, and others. | |
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d8Pichiciago \[d8]Pi`chi*ci*a"go\, n. [Native name.] (Zo[94]l.) A small, burrowing, South American edentate ({Chlamyphorus truncatus}), allied to the armadillos. The shell is attached only along the back. [Written also {pichyciego}.] | |
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d8Picus \[d8]Pi"cus\, n.; pl. {Pici}. [L., a woodpecker.] (Zo[94]l.) A genus of woodpeckers, including some of the common American and European species. | |
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d8Pisces \[d8]Pis"ces\, n. pl. [L. piscis a fish.] 1. (Astron.) (a) The twelfth sign of the zodiac, marked [pisces] in almanacs. (b) A zodiacal constellation, including the first point of Aries, which is the vernal equinoctial point; the Fish. 2. (Zo[94]l.) The class of Vertebrata that includes the fishes. The principal divisions are Elasmobranchii, Ganoidei, and Teleostei. | |
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d8Pizzicato \[d8]Piz`zi*ca"to\ [It., pinched.] (Mus.) A direction to violinists to pluck the string with the finger, instead of using the bow. (Abrev. pizz.) | |
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d8Poseur \[d8]Po`seur"\, n. masc.; pl. {Poseurs}, d8Poseuse \[d8]Po`seuse"\, n. fem.; pl. {Poseuses}, [F.] A person who poses or attitudizes, esp. mentally. | |
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d8Posse comitatus \[d8]Pos"se com`i*ta"tus\ [L. posse to be able, to have power + LL. comitatus a county, from comes, comitis, a count. See {County}, and {Power}.] 1. (Law) The power of the county, or the citizens who may be summoned by the sheriff to assist the authorities in suppressing a riot, or executing any legal precept which is forcibly opposed. --Blackstone. 2. A collection of people; a throng; a rabble. [Colloq.] Note: The word comitatus is often omitted, and posse alone used. [bd]A whole posse of enthusiasts.[b8] --Carlyle. As if the passion that rules were the sheriff of the place, and came off with all the posse. --Locke. | |
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d8Pousse-caf82 \[d8]Pousse"-ca`f[82]"\, n. [F., fr. pousser to push + caf[82] coffee.] A drink served after coffee at dinner, usually one of several liqueurs, or cordials, of different specific gravities poured so as to remain separate in layers; hence, such a drink of cordials served at any time. | |
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d8Psychiatria \[d8]Psy*chi`a*tri"a\, Psychiatry \Psy*chi"a*try\, n. [NL. psychiatria, fr. Gr. [?] the mind + [?] healing.] (Med.) The application of the healing art to mental diseases. --Dunglison. | |
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d8Pyxis \[d8]Pyx*is\, n. [L.] 1. A box; a pyx. 2. (Bot.) A pyxidium. 3. (Anat.) The acetabulum. See {Acetabulum}, 2. | |
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d8Vagus \[d8]Va"gus\, a. [L., wandering.] (Anat.) Wandering; -- applied especially to the pneumogastric nerve. -- n. The vagus, ore pneumogastric, nerve. | |
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d8Vesica \[d8]Ve*si"ca\, n. [L.] A bladder. {Vesica piscis}. [L., dish bladder.] (Eccl. Art) A glory, or aureole, of oval shape, or composed of two arcs of circles usually represented as surrounding a divine personage. More rarely, an oval composed of two arcs not representing a glory; a solid oval, etc. | |
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d8Vesicula \[d8]Ve*sic"u*la\, n.; pl. {Vesicul[91]} . [L., dim. of vesica.] (Anat. & Med.) A vesicle. | |
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d8Vesicularia \[d8]Ve*sic`u*la"ri*a\, n. [NL. See {Vesicle}.] (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of marine Bryozoa belonging to {Vesicularia} and allied genera. They have delicate tubular cells attached in clusters to slender flexible stems. | |
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d8Vesiculata \[d8]Ve*sic`u*la"ta\, n. pl. [NL. See {Vesicle}.] (Zo[94]l.) The campanularian medus[91]. | |
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d8Vesiculitis \[d8]Ve*sic`u*li"tis\, n. [NL.; vesicula + -itis.] Inflammation of a vesicle. | |
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d8Vicua4a \[d8]Vi*cu"[a4]a\, d8Vicugna \[d8]Vi*cu"gna\, n. [Sp. vicu[a4]a. Cf. {Vigonia}.] (Zo[94]l.) A South American mammal ({Auchenia vicunna}) native of the elevated plains of the Andes, allied to the llama but smaller. It has a thick coat of very fine reddish brown wool, and long, pendent white hair on the breast and belly. It is hunted for its wool and flesh. | |
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d8Viscacha \[d8]Vis*ca"cha\, d8Viz-cacha \[d8]Viz-ca"cha\, n. [Sp.] (Zo[94]l.) A large burrowing South American rodent ({Lagostomus trichodactylus}) allied to the chinchillas, but much larger. Its fur is soft and rather long, mottled gray above, white or yellowish white beneath. There is a white band across the muzzle, and a dark band on each cheek. It inhabits grassy plains, and is noted for its extensive burrows and for heaping up miscellaneous articles at the mouth of its burrows. Called also {biscacha}, {bizcacha}, {vischacha}, {vishatscha}. | |
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d8Viscus \[d8]Vis"cus\, n.; pl. {Viscera}. [L., perhaps akin to E. viscid.] (Anat.) One of the organs, as the brain, heart, or stomach, in the great cavities of the body of an animal; -- especially used in the plural, and applied to the organs contained in the abdomen. | |
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d8Viscacha \[d8]Vis*ca"cha\, d8Viz-cacha \[d8]Viz-ca"cha\, n. [Sp.] (Zo[94]l.) A large burrowing South American rodent ({Lagostomus trichodactylus}) allied to the chinchillas, but much larger. Its fur is soft and rather long, mottled gray above, white or yellowish white beneath. There is a white band across the muzzle, and a dark band on each cheek. It inhabits grassy plains, and is noted for its extensive burrows and for heaping up miscellaneous articles at the mouth of its burrows. Called also {biscacha}, {bizcacha}, {vischacha}, {vishatscha}. | |
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d8Vizcacha \[d8]Viz*ca"cha\, n. [Sp.] (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Viscacha}. | |
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d8Viscacha \[d8]Vis*ca"cha\, d8Viz-cacha \[d8]Viz-ca"cha\, n. [Sp.] (Zo[94]l.) A large burrowing South American rodent ({Lagostomus trichodactylus}) allied to the chinchillas, but much larger. Its fur is soft and rather long, mottled gray above, white or yellowish white beneath. There is a white band across the muzzle, and a dark band on each cheek. It inhabits grassy plains, and is noted for its extensive burrows and for heaping up miscellaneous articles at the mouth of its burrows. Called also {biscacha}, {bizcacha}, {vischacha}, {vishatscha}. | |
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d8Vizcacha \[d8]Viz*ca"cha\, n. [Sp.] (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Viscacha}. | |
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Gallinule \Gal"li*nule\, n. [L. gallinula chicken, dim. of gallina hen: cf. F. gallinule.] (Zo[94]l.) One of several wading birds, having long, webless toes, and a frontal shield, belonging to the family {Rallidae}. They are remarkable for running rapidly over marshes and on floating plants. The purple gallinule of America is {Ionornis Martinica}, that of the Old World is {Porphyrio porphyrio}. The common European gallinule ({Gallinula chloropus}) is also called {moor hen}, {water hen}, {water rail}, {moor coot}, {night bird}, and erroneously {dabchick}. Closely related to it is the Florida gallinule ({Gallinula galeata}). Note: The purple gallinule of Southern Europe and Asia was formerly believed to be able to detect and report adultery, and for that reason, chiefly, it was commonly domesticated by the ancients. | |
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Dabchick \Dab"chick`\, n. [For dabchick. See {Dap}, {Dip}, cf. {Dipchick}.] (Zo[94]l.) A small water bird ({Podilymbus podiceps}), allied to the grebes, remarkable for its quickness in diving; -- called also {dapchick}, {dobchick}, {dipchick}, {didapper}, {dobber}, {devil-diver}, {hell-diver}, and {pied-billed grebe}. | |
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Gallinule \Gal"li*nule\, n. [L. gallinula chicken, dim. of gallina hen: cf. F. gallinule.] (Zo[94]l.) One of several wading birds, having long, webless toes, and a frontal shield, belonging to the family {Rallidae}. They are remarkable for running rapidly over marshes and on floating plants. The purple gallinule of America is {Ionornis Martinica}, that of the Old World is {Porphyrio porphyrio}. The common European gallinule ({Gallinula chloropus}) is also called {moor hen}, {water hen}, {water rail}, {moor coot}, {night bird}, and erroneously {dabchick}. Closely related to it is the Florida gallinule ({Gallinula galeata}). Note: The purple gallinule of Southern Europe and Asia was formerly believed to be able to detect and report adultery, and for that reason, chiefly, it was commonly domesticated by the ancients. | |
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Dabchick \Dab"chick`\, n. [For dabchick. See {Dap}, {Dip}, cf. {Dipchick}.] (Zo[94]l.) A small water bird ({Podilymbus podiceps}), allied to the grebes, remarkable for its quickness in diving; -- called also {dapchick}, {dobchick}, {dipchick}, {didapper}, {dobber}, {devil-diver}, {hell-diver}, and {pied-billed grebe}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Dabchick \Dab"chick`\, n. [For dabchick. See {Dap}, {Dip}, cf. {Dipchick}.] (Zo[94]l.) A small water bird ({Podilymbus podiceps}), allied to the grebes, remarkable for its quickness in diving; -- called also {dapchick}, {dobchick}, {dipchick}, {didapper}, {dobber}, {devil-diver}, {hell-diver}, and {pied-billed grebe}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Margate fish \Mar"gate fish"\ (Zo[94]l.) A sparoid fish ({Diabasis aurolineatus}) of the Gulf of Mexico, esteemed as a food fish; -- called also {red-mouth grunt}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Diaphysis \Di*aph"y*sis\, n. [Gr. [?] a growing through; dia` through + [?] to bring forth.] 1. (Bot.) An abnormal prolongation of the axis of inflorescence. 2. (Anat.) The shaft, or main part, of a bone, which is first ossified. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Dibasic \Di*ba"sic\, a. [Pref. di- + basic.] (Chem.) Having two acid hydrogen atoms capable of replacement by basic atoms or radicals, in forming salts; bibasic; -- said of acids, as oxalic or sulphuric acids. Cf. {Diacid}, {Bibasic}. Note: In the case of certain acids dibasic and divalent are not synonymous; as, tartaric acid is tetravalent and dibasic, lactic acid is divalent but monobasic. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Dibasicity \Di`ba*sic"i*ty\, n. (Chem.) The property or condition of being dibasic. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Sector \Sec"tor\, n. [L., properly, a cutter, fr. secare, sectum, to cut: cf. F. secteur. See {Section}.] 1. (Geom.) A part of a circle comprehended between two radii and the included arc. 2. A mathematical instrument, consisting of two rulers connected at one end by a joint, each arm marked with several scales, as of equal parts, chords, sines, tangents, etc., one scale of each kind on each arm, and all on lines radiating from the common center of motion. The sector is used for plotting, etc., to any scale. 3. An astronomical instrument, the limb of which embraces a small portion only of a circle, used for measuring differences of declination too great for the compass of a micrometer. When it is used for measuring zenith distances of stars, it is called a zenith sector. {Dip sector}, an instrument used for measuring the dip of the horizon. {Sector of a sphere}, [or] {Spherical sector}, the solid generated by the revolution of the sector of a circle about one of its radii, or, more rarely, about any straight line drawn in the plane of the sector through its vertex. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Dipchick \Dip"chick`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) See {Dabchick}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Dabchick \Dab"chick`\, n. [For dabchick. See {Dap}, {Dip}, cf. {Dipchick}.] (Zo[94]l.) A small water bird ({Podilymbus podiceps}), allied to the grebes, remarkable for its quickness in diving; -- called also {dapchick}, {dobchick}, {dipchick}, {didapper}, {dobber}, {devil-diver}, {hell-diver}, and {pied-billed grebe}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Dipchick \Dip"chick`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) See {Dabchick}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Dabchick \Dab"chick`\, n. [For dabchick. See {Dap}, {Dip}, cf. {Dipchick}.] (Zo[94]l.) A small water bird ({Podilymbus podiceps}), allied to the grebes, remarkable for its quickness in diving; -- called also {dapchick}, {dobchick}, {dipchick}, {didapper}, {dobber}, {devil-diver}, {hell-diver}, and {pied-billed grebe}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Fuller \Full"er\, n. [AS. fullere, fr. L. fullo. See {Full}, v. t.] One whose occupation is to full cloth. {Fuller's earth}, a variety of clay, used in scouring and cleansing cloth, to imbibe grease. {Fuller's herb} (Bot.), the soapwort ({Saponaria officinalis}), formerly used to remove stains from cloth. {Fuller's thistle [or] weed} (Bot.), the teasel ({Dipsacus fullonum}) whose burs are used by fullers in dressing cloth. See {Teasel}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Teasel \Tea"sel\, n. [OE. tesel, AS. t[?]sel, t[?]sl, the fuller's herb. See {Tease}.] [Written also {tassel}, {tazel}, {teasle}, {teazel}, and {teazle}.] 1. (Bot.) A plant of the genus {Dipsacus}, of which one species ({D. fullonum}) bears a large flower head covered with stiff, prickly, hooked bracts. This flower head, when dried, is used for raising a nap on woolen cloth. Note: Small teasel is {Dipsacus pilosus}, wild teasel is {D. sylvestris}. 2. A bur of this plant. 3. Any contrivance intended as a substitute for teasels in dressing cloth. {Teasel frame}, a frame or set of iron bars in which teasel heads are fixed for raising the nap on woolen cloth. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Dipsas \Dip"sas\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?], fr. [?] thirst.] 1. A serpent whose bite was fabled to produce intense thirst. --Milton. 2. (Zo[94]l.) A genus of harmless colubrine snakes. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Ularburong \U*lar"bu*rong\, n. [From the native Malay name.] (Zo[94]l.) A large East Indian nocturnal tree snake ({Dipsas dendrophila}). It is not venomous. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Dobchick \Dob"chick`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) See {Dabchick}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Dabchick \Dab"chick`\, n. [For dabchick. See {Dap}, {Dip}, cf. {Dipchick}.] (Zo[94]l.) A small water bird ({Podilymbus podiceps}), allied to the grebes, remarkable for its quickness in diving; -- called also {dapchick}, {dobchick}, {dipchick}, {didapper}, {dobber}, {devil-diver}, {hell-diver}, and {pied-billed grebe}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Dobchick \Dob"chick`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) See {Dabchick}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Dabchick \Dab"chick`\, n. [For dabchick. See {Dap}, {Dip}, cf. {Dipchick}.] (Zo[94]l.) A small water bird ({Podilymbus podiceps}), allied to the grebes, remarkable for its quickness in diving; -- called also {dapchick}, {dobchick}, {dipchick}, {didapper}, {dobber}, {devil-diver}, {hell-diver}, and {pied-billed grebe}. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
DeBaca County, NM (county, FIPS 11) Location: 34.33563 N, 104.41567 W Population (1990): 2252 (1329 housing units) Area: 6021.9 sq km (land), 23.2 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Dubuque County, IA (county, FIPS 61) Location: 42.47279 N, 90.88577 W Population (1990): 86403 (32053 housing units) Area: 1575.3 sq km (land), 21.8 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
DuPage County, IL (county, FIPS 43) Location: 41.85171 N, 88.08593 W Population (1990): 781666 (292537 housing units) Area: 866.2 sq km (land), 6.3 sq km (water) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Device Control {DC3}, and {DC4}, once used to remotely control equipment (e.g. a {paper tape} reader) via electromagnetic switches. The characters were usually paired, DC1/DC3 turning one device on/off, and DC2/DC4 another. [Other examples of equipment?] (1996-08-20) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Device Control 1 {Control-Q} | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Device Control 2 of the four {Device Control} characters. (1996-06-28) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Device Control 3 {Control-S} | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Device Control 4 of the four {Device Control} characters. (1996-06-28) |